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Hi all, I just received the following kind email and info from David Kern. He said it would be fine to share it with the list. Probably of interest to others

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, May 2, 2002

Hi all,
I just received the following kind email and info from David Kern. He said it
would be fine to share it with the list. Probably of interest to others
besides myself:

<<Dear typetom,
I was on the PPletterpress digest list for a few days. I didn't have
enough time to keep up and I haven't had much luck with navigating
yahoo's lists,so I unsubscribed. I was clearing out my emails when I came
across your interest in making your own negs for plates on an Epson. This
is becoming more commonplace in alt photo circles. Check out
danburkholder.com--his book is highly recommended and he also has some
general info on his website. In a nutshell, the first step is to use
Pictorico OHP film as your substrate--no other transparency material
holds the ink well. If you're using an Epson 1270 or 870, you can
generate a quality neg with proper settings in your printer dialog box.
This is the also case, I believe, with a 750. With the 1280 and many
other printers, you must convert it to an orange-ish mask which will
block out exposure under UV--similar to a color negative. This is a bit
more complicated but Burkholder explains it well in his book. Granted,
the book is aimed at photographic uses but the same principles apply for
type. If you have more questions, feel free to contact me atdkern@....
Sincerely, David Kern>>

I have the Epson Stylus Color 850. My previous experiments failed to get
opaque enough inking to block UV light. Epson's more recent inkjet has yet
more sophisticated inking options that might be the difference. I will check
out the Dan Burkholder book soon as I can!
Thanks to David, & the List, and best wishes, Tom